Reading Time: 4 minutes“As AI becomes more embedded in university classrooms, the gap between these two approaches is only getting wider.”
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Reading Time: 2 minutes“I’m going to show how the [Elections Appeal Board] failed to do their job” Cameron told the Fulcrum, saying the Board “overstepped their jurisdiction.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesBlack student leaders say much of the work of sustaining Black community and culture on campus continues to fall on the students themselves — often with limited resources, little space, and inconsistent institutional backing.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Accurate language testing did not take place due to several technical errors, and thus the CEO is responsible to organize adequate bilingualism testing if it did not take place,” argued candidate Carly Huber in her appeal to the ElectionCommittee.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe WGA provides an opportunity for students to make their voices heard, better understand what UOSU is up to, and weigh in on possible motions.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The U of O said it could not provide a consolidated historical study permit approval rate for its international applicants.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re single and ready to mingle or are looking for new networking opportunities, there’s something for everyone on the University of Ottawa campus this week!
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Patients have to worry about how to follow up on the care they were given, assuming they find someone to see them in the first place.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesCanada’s broader diplomatic engagement with China, including recent visits by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has reinforced the importance of academic collaboration in the “new world order”
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Activism on this campus is the strongest it’s ever been… this world runs on money… and students should have the right to choose where the money goes and where it doesn’t go,” Stratas told the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesReceiving your vaccines is an important tool to protect yourself against the nasty, but predictable illnesses of the winter season to ensure that you’re in good health to thrive in your day-to-day.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I really don’t see a reason for antisemitism to be so back and to be so normal, to the point where the university needs to have a special individual appointed to combat antisemitism,” a student told the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor students applying to internships, co-op positions, and entry-level roles, the biggest change may be knowing what a job pays before applying, even if the number itself stays the same.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Terms like “diverse learning needs” and “decolonizing teaching” remain broad in the guide. Without specificity, the risk is performative policy rather than material change.
Reading Time: 7 minutesWith speakers called out for unparliamentary language, an unexpected debate around an Indigenous student’s identity, a 12-minute speech, and a 2-hour delay, the 9-hour Fall GA was certainly eventful.
Reading Time: 3 minutes “We invite anyone that wishes to put matters before the Board and the membership at general assemblies to work with us in good faith so that we can ensure all voices are heard,” per UOSU president Jack Coen.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs Canada looks to expand global research networks, the Franco-Canadian campus may become a model for future cross-border higher-education partnerships.
Reading Time: 3 minutesVilleneuve, a senior manager at Regionex, told the Fulcrum that it would be considered “normal for a place [like the university] to have a case of bed bugs every month” — with the University of Ottawa confirming three infestations occurred in September.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“They are suppressing the truth, and they are aiding and abetting the continuation of the violations of international law.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year, the union ended with a $15 million cash balance and $276,000 deficit. The audit revealed discrepancies in financial management that led to the deficits, including overspending on 101 Week in 2024 and unrecognized restricted levies.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“This year, students should expect a long day with a packed agenda.”
Reading Time: < 1 minute“The potential losses of these funding streams may seem like a small administrative change, but is in fact a direct attack on services students rely on every day,” per UOSU president Jack Coen.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Students reported being asked to donate in incredibly high values, with the lowest dollar amount a student could select was 50 dollars”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Over 30% of recent STEM graduates in Canada are international students, actively contributing to research, innovation, and addressing labour shortages in critical sectors such as technology, healthcare, and engineering.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe coming years will test whether these investments truly reach young Canadians — and whether the co-ops, grants, and housing they depend on remain within reach.
